In World 191, the doomsday clock hits 30 seconds to midnight. We have run out of fossil fuels and had to rely on renewable energy to power our homes, industries and vehicles. There is a huge focus on sustainability. Leading to governments and innovators alike adopting a “Solarpunk” mindset‚ where technology is used to strengthen our society and an emphasis on community participation and harmony is highlighted.
Clothes are now highly valued and built for functionality and comfort rather than aesthetics and materialism. With a focus on longevity and slow living garments, it has now become a necessity and not an indulgence.
What if …
clothes were highly valued and built for functionality and comfort rather than aesthetics and materialism?
Issue targeted:
overconsumption
Inspiration:
solarpunk movement
This World was contributed by Aurelli Lazuardi, Chirag Kamra, Giulia Gianno, Grace Teo and Syukri Ahmad (located in Singapore, Indonesia, India and Italy) using a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence which allows others to share and adapt the work in any medium and for any purpose, providing that they credit the author and share their material using the same Creative Commons licence.
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